#King Arthur

Author: Sabrina Imbler / Source: Atlas Obscura A desperate, thirsty traveler crawls among the dunes in a never-ending desert. Then something miraculous appears in the distance: the unmistakable blue of an oasis pool. You know what happens next. Of all the tropes about deserts—and there are a lot

Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? People have always been enamored with stories that involve mystery, mythology, and magic, and items that fit those descriptions have likewise captured people’s imagination when they’ve cropped up. You can go ahead and add the 5 objects

Author: Noor Al-Samarrai / Source: Atlas Obscura Medieval fragments of Arthurian legend have been sitting in the Bristol Central Library for hundreds of years and no one noticed—until now. The newly discovered text—hidden in a later book—tells of a battle in which Merlin leads a charge using a

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama The popular concept of Merlin is that of an elderly magical wizard in the vein of The Sword in the Stone. The modern telling of the King Arthur legends evolved from published works by T.H. White, Sir Thomas Malory, and back to Geoffrey of Monmouth, who

Source: Atlas Obscura There’s much more than dust and bits of metal hidden within the depths of this mine. If you’ve ever seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you know it’s home to things far more sinister. … Click here to read more The post Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned